Thesaurus: leash

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1. n. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.
2. n. A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
3. n. A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
4. v. t. To tie together, or hold, with a leash.
5. n. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
6. n. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
7. n. a figurative restraint
8. v. fasten with a rope
9. 1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog. Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. Shak. 2. (Sporting) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general. [I] kept my chamber a leash of days. B. Jonson. Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. Tennyson. 3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom. To tie together, or hold, with a leash.
10. A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of anykind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, thenumber three in general.[I] kept my chamber a leash of days. B. Jonson.Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. Tennyson.
11. v:6/n:94 n. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal